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	<title>Game: Crokinole</title>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/521</link>
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	<lastBuildDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:56:52 -0500</lastBuildDate>
	<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:56:52 -0500</pubDate>
	<webMaster>aldie@boardgamegeek.com</webMaster>
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		Hilinski board - &quot;Bluebonnet&quot; &lt;br&gt;
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	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/365557</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-26T19:17:10+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>Sylvus</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: online source of discs?</title>
	<description>I second the recommendation of Willard.  Excellent prices for the same tournament-calibre discs that are near double the price at MrCrokinole's site, and excellent customer service to boot (I had a complaint abut the paint on one colour of discs I ordered - he investigated, found a faulty overpainted batch, and sent me a new set in that colour from a different supplier free of charge).</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2591683#2591683</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-26T17:44:27+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>thatmarkguy</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: online source of discs?</title>
	<description>We buy from here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.workshopsupply.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;A target='_blank' href=&quot;http://www.workshopsupply.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.workshopsupply.com/&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Follow the link to games, toys, etc.</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2591576#2591576</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-26T17:10:39+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>shilinski</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: online source of discs?</title>
	<description>Oooh, that's a much better price, thanks!</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2591313#2591313</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-26T16:03:38+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>craniac</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: online source of discs?</title>
	<description>I just got mine from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crokinolegame.ca/crokinole_accessories.htm&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Willard&lt;/a&gt;.  $8.50 for 24 discs and 7-8 dollar shipping to Iowa seemed pretty good to me. The discs are great.  He also had blue and yellow discs in stock when I ordered in addition to what he shows on the website.</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2591283#2591283</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-26T15:53:25+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>fattylumpkin</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: online source of discs?</title>
	<description>Ah thank you.  All kinds of goodies at that site!</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2591272#2591272</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-26T15:50:45+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>craniac</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: online source of discs?</title>
	<description>I've always gotten my stuff from Mr. Crokinole&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;A target='_blank' href=&quot;http://www.crokinole.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.crokinole.com/&lt;/A&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Great variety and quality.</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2591256#2591256</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-26T15:46:24+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>Scammer</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: online source of discs?</title>
	<description>Can someone point me to an affordable source of crokinole discs?  It appears that Thoughthammer and Timewellspent are out.  Is there an embargo or something I don't know about?  Paybacks for the olympics?</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2591192#2591192</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-26T15:22:31+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>craniac</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>&lt;b&gt;remus wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;80sGirl wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;remus wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;80sGirl wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;remus wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Congrats on the new board, which one did you get?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I got Brimstone...love the burgundy trim...looks rich especially with the coloring in our dining room.  Also got a disk storage box with it that has peg scoring on the lid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Goegreous board!  Love the ditch.  Yeah, I got the puck box too.  Enjoy!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Thanks!  Yours is very nice too!  It's funny you mentioned the ditch...just a little while ago, I was sitting by myself in the dining room just letting my fingers glide over its surface and the board...admiring it if you will.  My husband walked by and asked me if I was fondling the crokinole board.  I told him as a matter of fact I was.  &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/smile.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:)&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;  Feeling jealous or something, he challenged me to a game or two or seven...I beat his butt!  &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/biggrin.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:D&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;  Just another reason why this board is a thing of beauty!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dave, you really need to position for early release of the game.  My family knows better than to hold presents received early as hostage - especially when I know about them.  Heck!  I was so happy to finally get one like this (I was also looking at Mr. Crokinole's Eagle version with the same coloring) that I just told my family they didn't even need to get me anything now for my birthday in October or Christmas.  That being said, I never would've said that if it meant not having the Crokinole board for the next few months.  &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/meeple_smile.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:meeple:&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Boss finally broke down! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My brother and his wife and their kids came over yesterday and I mentioned to them all that my wife was torturing me by keeping that beautiful board under wraps.  At first The Boss gave me dirty looks, but then my sister-in-law mentioned that my brother does the same thing with gifts and she no longer makes him wait for his birthday.  After that I buttered up The Boss with hugs and kisses and she gave in but promised she's never getting anything for me that early again.  I felt a little guilty and told her how she's the coolest wife in the world about a hundred or three times and all is good now.  We played last night and she beat my butt!  She likes that game, so yeah - all is good. &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/smile.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:)&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If you have been married very long, all you would have had to do is make a deal with her.   Either she let you open the box or she had to give you sex every night for 5 weeks.  You would have had the board out and playing by dinner &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/tounge.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:p&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2564179#2564179</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-18T00:08:30+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>TGov</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: Pledge</title>
	<description>&lt;b&gt;SybotCB wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Oh, and go buy a bottle of pledge.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is just a friendly FYI - I wouldn't use Pledge.  Stan Hilinski sent a note with the board and he mentions this:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;shilinski wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;You should not need to apply furniture polish or cleaners, and you probably shouldn't because you might affect the performance. Note that some cleaners may remove wax, so you may want to apply car wax afterwords if it slows down.  Car wax speeds up our boards quite a bit, and it won't hurt if you apply some yourself. Use a paste wax with high carnauba wax content and follw the directions.&lt;/i&gt;</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2562978#2562978</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-17T09:47:28+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>remus</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: The TORTURE is over!</title>
	<description>&lt;b&gt;80sGirl wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;remus wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;80sGirl wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;remus wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Congrats on the new board, which one did you get?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I got Brimstone...love the burgundy trim...looks rich especially with the coloring in our dining room.  Also got a disk storage box with it that has peg scoring on the lid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Goegreous board!  Love the ditch.  Yeah, I got the puck box too.  Enjoy!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Thanks!  Yours is very nice too!  It's funny you mentioned the ditch...just a little while ago, I was sitting by myself in the dining room just letting my fingers glide over its surface and the board...admiring it if you will.  My husband walked by and asked me if I was fondling the crokinole board.  I told him as a matter of fact I was.  &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/smile.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:)&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;  Feeling jealous or something, he challenged me to a game or two or seven...I beat his butt!  &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/biggrin.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:D&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;  Just another reason why this board is a thing of beauty!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dave, you really need to position for early release of the game.  My family knows better than to hold presents received early as hostage - especially when I know about them.  Heck!  I was so happy to finally get one like this (I was also looking at Mr. Crokinole's Eagle version with the same coloring) that I just told my family they didn't even need to get me anything now for my birthday in October or Christmas.  That being said, I never would've said that if it meant not having the Crokinole board for the next few months.  &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/meeple_smile.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:meeple:&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Boss finally broke down! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My brother and his wife and their kids came over yesterday and I mentioned to them all that my wife was torturing me by keeping that beautiful board under wraps.  At first The Boss gave me dirty looks, but then my sister-in-law mentioned that my brother does the same thing with gifts and she no longer makes him wait for his birthday.  After that I buttered up The Boss with hugs and kisses and she gave in but promised she's never getting anything for me that early again.  I felt a little guilty and told her how she's the coolest wife in the world about a hundred or three times and all is good now.  We played last night and she beat my butt!  She likes that game, so yeah - all is good. &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/smile.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:)&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2562972#2562972</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-17T09:39:06+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>remus</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>&lt;b&gt;remus wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;80sGirl wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;remus wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Congrats on the new board, which one did you get?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I got Brimstone...love the burgundy trim...looks rich especially with the coloring in our dining room.  Also got a disk storage box with it that has peg scoring on the lid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Goegreous board!  Love the ditch.  Yeah, I got the puck box too.  Enjoy!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Thanks!  Yours is very nice too!  It's funny you mentioned the ditch...just a little while ago, I was sitting by myself in the dining room just letting my fingers glide over its surface and the board...admiring it if you will.  My husband walked by and asked me if I was fondling the crokinole board.  I told him as a matter of fact I was.  &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/smile.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:)&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;  Feeling jealous or something, he challenged me to a game or two or seven...I beat his butt!  &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/biggrin.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:D&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;  Just another reason why this board is a thing of beauty!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dave, you really need to position for early release of the game.  My family knows better than to hold presents received early as hostage - especially when I know about them.  Heck!  I was so happy to finally get one like this (I was also looking at Mr. Crokinole's Eagle version with the same coloring) that I just told my family they didn't even need to get me anything now for my birthday in October or Christmas.  That being said, I never would've said that if it meant not having the Crokinole board for the next few months.  &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/meeple_smile.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:meeple:&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2561910#2561910</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-16T19:22:23+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>80sGirl</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>&lt;b&gt;80sGirl wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;remus wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Congrats on the new board, which one did you get?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I got Brimstone...love the burgundy trim...looks rich especially with the coloring in our dining room.  Also got a disk storage box with it that has peg scoring on the lid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Goegreous board!  Love the ditch.  Yeah, I got the puck box too.  Enjoy!</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2561643#2561643</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-16T17:06:03+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>remus</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: A Distant Memory of Great Times</title>
	<description>Fantastic.  While never playing Crokinole with my grandfather, he did make lots of different wooden dexterity games.  My fondest memories of him were from the countless hours he spent playing with me as a small child.</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2560696#2560696</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-16T03:10:31+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>cuzzle</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: A Distant Memory of Great Times</title>
	<description>As it turns out, my Grandmother gave me that board earlier this year. Absolutely priceless - easily my most prized game. It has my grandpa's name carved into it. I suspect that the game is over 50 years old.</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2560650#2560650</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-16T02:39:30+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>Trenton</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>&lt;b&gt;remus wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Congrats on the new board, which one did you get?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I got Brimstone...love the burgundy trim...looks rich especially with the coloring in our dining room.  Also got a disk storage box with it that has peg scoring on the lid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img border=0 src=&quot;http://www.crokinoleworld.com/crokinole_gallery/Brimstone.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2560573#2560573</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-16T01:48:08+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>80sGirl</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>&lt;b&gt;80sGirl wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;I got my Crokinole board in person from the Hillinski brothers last weekend and it's gorgeous!  Packed beautifully in the materials they used for transporting them to an event which were then used to take it home in my van - packed same way as if it was being shipped.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Carl told me how to care for the board.  Apply a thin layer of carnauba wax and wait about 15-20 minutes to dry and then polish/rub with a dry cloth - you can do this before the first play or after several plays as needed.  If you really want it to be slick, you can purchase MESPI powder (he recommended buying it from GameSurplus, but they are out of stock right now).  Use a teeny tiny amount and apply it with a fine paintbrush to spread it across the surface.  Don't use too much or too frequently else you'll ruin the surface.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Congrats on the new board, which one did you get?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yeah, I think I'm going with the carnauba wax.  I'll to pass on the MESPI powder.  I can't imagine I'll need the deck &lt;i&gt;that&lt;/i&gt; slick.  It sounds too messy and too risky - the last thing I want to do is ruin the surface.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Edit for correcting typo&lt;/i&gt;</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2560140#2560140</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-15T21:46:06+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>remus</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>I got my Crokinole board in person from the Hillinski brothers last weekend and it's gorgeous!  Packed beautifully in the materials they used for transporting them to an event which were then used to take it home in my van - packed same way as if it was being shipped.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Carl told me how to care for the board.  Apply a thin layer of carnauba wax and wait about 15-20 minutes to dry and then polish/rub with a dry cloth - you can do this before the first play or after several plays as needed.  If you really want it to be slick, you can purchase MESPI powder (he recommended buying it from GameSurplus, but they are out of stock right now).  Use a teeny tiny amount and apply it with a fine paintbrush to spread it across the surface.  Don't use too much or too frequently else you'll ruin the surface.</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2559084#2559084</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-15T16:26:42+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>80sGirl</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>&lt;b&gt;clearclaw wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;SybotCB wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;I prefer pledge to MESPI, I've tried both.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How so?  &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mainly because Pledge makes the surface quite slick, slick enough that I like it.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And it is not nearly as messy as powders like MESPI.</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2559005#2559005</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-15T15:59:52+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>SybotCB</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>Well, we opened her up just to check for damage and she's a beaut! &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/kiss.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:kiss:&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt; The pic doesn't do her justice.  It was sad repacking Deep Serious... Man, this is going to be the longest five weeks...</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2557422#2557422</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-15T02:13:33+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>remus</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>Hey Bri, I was wondering if you had a BGG account...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;MusicToEat wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;I can picture you huddled at the bottom of the closet trying to get a quick game in while she's at the store. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yeah, well I gotta feed the monkey.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2556667#2556667</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-14T21:05:00+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>remus</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>&lt;b&gt;Solamar wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;remus wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Solamar wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Jasonofindy wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;You should reason with her that at least one of you needs to open the box and slide it out to examine the board to make sure it wasn't scratched during shipment.  (Unlikely, but possible.)  Unfortunately, she'll likely &quot;helpfully&quot; offer to check it for you.&lt;/i&gt;Actually a good idea. Mine arrived damaged by FedEx ground, and I had to send it back to be fixed for a few weeks. But then again, it was pretty visible on the outside that it had been dropped by FedEx.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ok that worked.  I told the boss that yours arrived damaged and she's agreed to let me peek inside. &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/biggrin.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:D&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It did come at a cost. &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/shake.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:shake:&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt; The boss accused me of ruining my birthday. &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/surprise_animated.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:surprise:&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/i&gt;Oops. Sorry. What I meant to say is it should be checked if the box shows damage. Eventually FedEx paid for the damages to mine. It was just a minor delay. As a side note, the Hilinski brothers handled it fantastically!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No biggie, she'll get over it. &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/smile.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:)&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt; The H. Bros. have a fantastic rep.  I'm not worried about it.</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2556659#2556659</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-14T21:03:00+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>remus</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>&lt;b&gt;remus wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Solamar wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Jasonofindy wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;You should reason with her that at least one of you needs to open the box and slide it out to examine the board to make sure it wasn't scratched during shipment.  (Unlikely, but possible.)  Unfortunately, she'll likely &quot;helpfully&quot; offer to check it for you.&lt;/i&gt;Actually a good idea. Mine arrived damaged by FedEx ground, and I had to send it back to be fixed for a few weeks. But then again, it was pretty visible on the outside that it had been dropped by FedEx.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ok that worked.  I told the boss that yours arrived damaged and she's agreed to let me peek inside. &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/biggrin.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:D&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It did come at a cost. &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/shake.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:shake:&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt; The boss accused me of ruining my birthday. &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/surprise_animated.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:surprise:&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/i&gt;Oops. Sorry. What I meant to say is it should be checked if the box shows damage. Eventually FedEx paid for the damages to mine. It was just a minor delay. As a side note, the Hilinski brothers handled it fantastically!</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2556555#2556555</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-14T20:28:01+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>Solamar</dc:creator>
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	<description>I can picture you huddled at the bottom of the closet trying to get a quick game in while she's at the store. </description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2556523#2556523</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-14T20:20:44+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>MusicToEat</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>&lt;b&gt;Solamar wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Jasonofindy wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;You should reason with her that at least one of you needs to open the box and slide it out to examine the board to make sure it wasn't scratched during shipment.  (Unlikely, but possible.)  Unfortunately, she'll likely &quot;helpfully&quot; offer to check it for you.&lt;/i&gt;Actually a good idea. Mine arrived damaged by FedEx ground, and I had to send it back to be fixed for a few weeks. But then again, it was pretty visible on the outside that it had been dropped by FedEx.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ok that worked.  I told the boss that yours arrived damaged and she's agreed to let me peek inside. &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/biggrin.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:D&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It did come at a cost. &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/shake.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:shake:&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt; The boss accused me of ruining my birthday. &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/surprise_animated.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:surprise:&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2556468#2556468</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-14T20:07:16+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>remus</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>&lt;b&gt;Jasonofindy wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;You should reason with her that at least one of you needs to open the box and slide it out to examine the board to make sure it wasn't scratched during shipment.  (Unlikely, but possible.)  Unfortunately, she'll likely &quot;helpfully&quot; offer to check it for you.&lt;/i&gt;Actually a good idea. Mine arrived damaged by FedEx ground, and I had to send it back to be fixed for a few weeks. But then again, it was pretty visible on the outside that it had been dropped by FedEx.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;dogmatix wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;I think I'm going to end up asking the H. Bros. about a custom board to celebrate our upcoming nuptuals...&lt;/i&gt;I highly recommend the custom board. It takes a little longer, but I was able to match my oak bookcases that I use for game storage. I didn't do any painting or venier, so it wasn't an extra cost.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Congrats on your wife!</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2556340#2556340</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-14T19:28:35+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>Solamar</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>&lt;b&gt;clearclaw wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;The best is pure Carnuba wax.  Many car part stores carry it.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I've done a search on pure carnauba wax.  I notice there are liquid and paste forms.  Does it matter which form you use?</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2556178#2556178</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-14T18:40:36+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>remus</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>&lt;b&gt;SybotCB wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;I prefer pledge to MESPI, I've tried both.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How so?  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As an aside, I've been quite please with starch-based carrom powder.</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2555973#2555973</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-14T17:34:45+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>clearclaw</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>&lt;b&gt;remus wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Pledge?  Really?  I've hear about using either MESPI powder or certain types of rub-on wax or polish to keep the deck's surface slick, but I hadn't heard that Pledge is a good idea.  (I hadn't heard it's a bad idea either, this is just the first time I've heard Pledge mentioned.)  I guess Pledge would give it a nice looking shine, but does it slick the surface for play?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The best is pure Carnuba wax.  Many car part stores carry it.</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2555971#2555971</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-14T17:33:38+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>clearclaw</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>&lt;b&gt;Sifu wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;The board will come nicely prepped for play, but after a few months, I highly recommend good old carnauba wax! It restored my board to like-new, so far as friction was concerned.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Real nice board!  I love the grain on this one, definitely a similar color to mine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, carnauba wax!  I heard that's the safest, cleanest and best solution.  I'm definitely going with carnauba wax.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;...now, where to get some... &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/rock.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:what:&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2555926#2555926</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-14T17:13:42+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>remus</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>Sweet board - looks a little like mine:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img border=0 src=&quot;http://crokinoleworld.com/crokinole_gallery/Sahara.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The board will come nicely prepped for play, but after a few months, I highly recommend good old carnauba wax! It restored my board to like-new, so far as friction was concerned.</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2555887#2555887</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-14T17:02:07+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>Sifu</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>Beautiful board.  I don't envy your wait.</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2555807#2555807</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-14T16:42:25+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>cuzzle</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>&lt;b&gt;SybotCB wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;I prefer pledge to MESPI, I've tried both.  &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of note, remember MESPI will eventually destroy your board.</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2555794#2555794</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-14T16:39:36+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>SybotCB</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>I prefer pledge to MESPI, I've tried both.  </description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2555766#2555766</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-14T16:32:57+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>SybotCB</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>&lt;b&gt;remus wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;How am I going to last five weeks with the knowledge that a flippin' sweet Crokinole board is ten feet away from my office in a closet and I can't do anything with it?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Do what we did as children before Christmas: Sneak a peek when no one's looking. &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/ninja.gif&quot; alt=&quot;ninja&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2555761#2555761</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-14T16:31:27+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>jens_hoppe</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>&lt;b&gt;dogmatix wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;remus wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;darlok wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;which board did u get and how long did it take ?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I got Deep Serious which was on their For Sale page and it took about 3 or 4 days to arrive.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<![CDATA[<div style=''><a href="/image/360276"><img src="http://images.boardgamegeek.com/images/pic360276_t.jpg" border=0></a></div>]]>&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Damn you. I was running that board past the Finance Committee this week. &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/soblue.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:soblue:&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt; Ah well. I think I'm going to end up asking the H. Bros. about a custom board to celebrate our upcoming nuptuals...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[Excellent choice of boards and my condolences on your wait...The near-wife has actually offered me a custom board as an xmas gift last year, but I put off the order because I opted to &quot;upgrade&quot; her from &quot;near-wife&quot; to &quot;wife,&quot; which is turning into an interesting but time-consuming and costly endeavour...]&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Congrats on the upcoming nuptuals!  I see you're a Dead Head.  You'll appreciate that I was considering asking the Hilinskis to make a custom board with a Penny Hauffe painting of a Steal Your Face (If she agreed to do it of course - I never got that far).  Ultimately the price difference of a board with a custom painting led me to go for Deep Serious.  I certainly have no regrets as Serious is a beauty (at least from the pics - cause I can't even see the dang thing up close and personal yet!).  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I also considered a custom board with the veneer deck like Ambition or Indecision.  They're gorgeous!  Again, the price difference made that decision for me.  Plus Carl said they only make veneers October through May due to the way the workshop is heated.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Don't get me wrong, the veneer, Hauffe hand-painted and wood inlay boards are well worth the price considering the one-of-a-kind beautiful heirloom you'll get and if we could've squeezed the budget a little more, we would've...</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2555721#2555721</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-14T16:16:02+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>remus</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>&lt;b&gt;remus wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;darlok wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;which board did u get and how long did it take ?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I got Deep Serious which was on their For Sale page and it took about 3 or 4 days to arrive.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<![CDATA[<div style=''><a href="/image/360276"><img src="http://images.boardgamegeek.com/images/pic360276_t.jpg" border=0></a></div>]]>&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Damn you. I was running that board past the Finance Committee this week. &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/soblue.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:soblue:&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt; Ah well. I think I'm going to end up asking the H. Bros. about a custom board to celebrate our upcoming nuptuals...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[Excellent choice of boards and my condolences on your wait...The near-wife has actually offered me a custom board as an xmas gift last year, but I put off the order because I opted to &quot;upgrade&quot; her from &quot;near-wife&quot; to &quot;wife,&quot; which is turning into an interesting but time-consuming and costly endeavour...]</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2555681#2555681</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-14T15:58:48+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>dogmatix</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>&lt;b&gt;SybotCB wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Oh, and go buy a bottle of pledge.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Pledge?  Really?  I've hear about using either MESPI powder or certain types of rub-on wax or polish to keep the deck's surface slick, but I hadn't heard that Pledge is a good idea.  (I hadn't heard it's a bad idea either, this is just the first time I've heard Pledge mentioned.)  I guess Pledge would give it a nice looking shine, but does it slick the surface for play?</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2555665#2555665</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-14T15:52:11+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>remus</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>&lt;b&gt;Jasonofindy wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;You should reason with her that at least one of you needs to open the box and slide it out to examine the board to make sure it wasn't scratched during shipment.  (Unlikely, but possible.)  Unfortunately, she'll likely &quot;helpfully&quot; offer to check it for you.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I already tried and yes, she offered.  But it was packaged in several boxes taped together, so I'm afraid that once it's open, it's open.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So, if I can't hang it on the wall just yet, I'd rather keep it in the packaging.  It's probably safer in there.</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2555652#2555652</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-14T15:45:22+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>remus</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>Try to find some MESPI powder.  That'll take up a good amount of time.</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2555628#2555628</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-14T15:37:51+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>AnakinOU</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>You should reason with her that at least one of you needs to open the box and slide it out to examine the board to make sure it wasn't scratched during shipment.  (Unlikely, but possible.)  Unfortunately, she'll likely &quot;helpfully&quot; offer to check it for you.</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2555610#2555610</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-14T15:32:51+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>Jasonofindy</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>Alright, so that's only about an hour worth of stuff,  It might be harder to fill up 5 weeks.</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2555501#2555501</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-14T15:03:49+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>SybotCB</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>Clear a space and mount a drywall anchor or locate a stud on a wall somewhere so you'll be ready to hang your board. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Oh, and go buy a bottle of pledge.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2555498#2555498</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-14T15:03:13+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>SybotCB</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>&lt;b&gt;darlok wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;which board did u get and how long did it take ?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I got Deep Serious which was on their For Sale page and it took about 3 or 4 days to arrive.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<![CDATA[<div style=''><a href="/image/360276"><img src="http://images.boardgamegeek.com/images/pic360276_t.jpg" border=0></a></div>]]></description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2555435#2555435</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-14T14:44:20+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>remus</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>which board did u get and how long did it take ?</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2555402#2555402</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-14T14:33:49+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>darlok</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: This is TORTURE!!!</title>
	<description>My Hilinski board arrived today but the boss (my wife) &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/devil.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:devil:&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt; won't let me open the box to even peek inside (let alone take it out of the box and play on it) until my birthday which is five agonizing weeks from now!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Don't get me wrong, I love my wife.  She's the coolest wife ever for getting such a cool gift for me, but doesn't she realize I'm going to be obsessing about this for the next five weeks?!? &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/tounge.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:p&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The board has been in my house for a total of 20 minutes now.  How am I going to last five weeks with the knowledge that a flippin' sweet Crokinole board is ten feet away from my office in a closet and I can't do anything with it?  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It's just sitting there...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;...waiting to be opened...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ok Dave, just calm down...  Breathe...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/cry.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:cry:&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt; FIVE WEEKS - AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/cry.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:cry:&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2555355#2555355</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-14T14:18:03+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>remus</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: crokinole.biz?</title>
	<description>What happened to crokinole.biz? Does anyone know of any other electronicky versions of crokinole? Is the old crokinole.biz flash game avaialable for download anywhere? </description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2538205#2538205</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-08T04:00:28+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>paulmond</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: My first crokinole game.</title>
	<description> &lt;br&gt;Mom and dad have a board.  It's kinda beat-up but still servicable.  So I have like only the most basic idea of how to play... it looks like curling so I figured it'd be something like that... close.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dad ran through the instructions and he and mom did a few flicks to get us going and then with our little girl Karolyn helping out we started the game.  First to a 100 was the scoring.  I'd do a round by round game but let's be honest... you want to know how badly I got smacked by the folks don't ya?  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Highlights of the game... first flick of the game I got a stone/biscuit into the center... one of two during the game that scored.  After that I managed to shoot stones off the board almost dinging dad, Kim and Karolyn.  I flicked a few that moved about an inch and some that went right through the house.  I love this game!  Kim was as bad as me but she did have some really good shots.  Karolyn who is only two was allowed some lattitude in placing her stones... she didn't hit anything but was great at placing stones and applauding herself afterwards.  Mom and Dad are both seasoned players and thus had no probs making tough hits... dad played pool in his early years and was great at doing angles and taking out covered stones with little effort.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;By the time the game was over I think we had scored about 50 points.  I'm looking for a board for our home now... I think this is a friendly family oriented game that anyone would enjoy as long as they're willing to take some time to learn the very simple rules.</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2537760#2537760</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-08T00:37:40+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>mbourgeois</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: A market for ditchless decks?</title>
	<description>After having made a handful of boards, I can say that the ditch and rails are not a significant part of the effort/expense.  Its the finishing of the deck that is tedious and costly.</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2534821#2534821</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-07T02:56:17+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>nickmcelveen</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: A market for ditchless decks?</title>
	<description>Now that I've had time to think about it, you kind of need the ditch.&lt;br&gt;When you flick a carrom and it goes off the board, you need somewhere to catch it.  I wouldn't want to risk scratching up my carroms or getting dirt on them as the dirt might not come off and mar the nice deck I'm playing on.</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2527331#2527331</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-04T15:24:07+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>Bagherra</dc:creator>
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	<title>Thread: Re: A market for ditchless decks?</title>
	<description>&lt;b&gt;Bagherra wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prodromoi wrote:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Wouldn't this receive greater attention from people who've actually played the game if it were posted in the Crokinole forum?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No.  I wouldn't have seen this in the crokinole forum.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So, it gets moved, anyways.  &lt;img src=&quot;http://files.boardgamegeek.com/images/shake.gif&quot; alt=&quot;:shake:&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;&gt;</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/2527100#2527100</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-04T13:58:36+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>J.L.Robert</dc:creator>
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	<description>
		A ditchless deck is shown here.  I call it CastAway because of the &quot;wings&quot;. &lt;br&gt;
		&lt;img src="http://images.boardgamegeek.com/images/pic356828_mt.jpg"&gt;
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	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/356828</link>
	<pubDate>2008-08-01T00:35:02+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>queequeg</dc:creator>
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	<title>Image</title>
	<description>
		Homemade Crokinole board &lt;br&gt;
		&lt;img src="http://images.boardgamegeek.com/images/pic354191_mt.jpg"&gt;
	</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/354191</link>
	<pubDate>2008-07-22T02:01:35+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>queequeg</dc:creator>
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	<title>Image</title>
	<description>
		An Antique Board &lt;br&gt;
		&lt;img src="http://images.boardgamegeek.com/images/pic348009_mt.jpg"&gt;
	</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/348009</link>
	<pubDate>2008-06-29T02:02:31+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>fehrmeister</dc:creator>
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	<description>
		Board at Lucky Lab Brewpub in Portland Oregon Boardgame Meetup &lt;br&gt;
		&lt;img src="http://images.boardgamegeek.com/images/pic344289_mt.jpg"&gt;
	</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/344289</link>
	<pubDate>2008-06-17T04:41:30+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>petegrey</dc:creator>
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	<description>
		Enzo Baldanza learns the key point of the game &lt;br&gt;
		&lt;img src="http://images.boardgamegeek.com/images/pic343760_mt.jpg"&gt;
	</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/343760</link>
	<pubDate>2008-06-15T23:13:28+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>diemacher</dc:creator>
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	<description>
		The wire configured for distributed force &lt;br&gt;
		&lt;img src="http://images.boardgamegeek.com/images/pic341383_mt.jpg"&gt;
	</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/341383</link>
	<pubDate>2008-06-09T23:30:00+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>ribyook</dc:creator>
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	<title>Image</title>
	<description>
		Crokinole mounted in our living/game room &lt;br&gt;
		&lt;img src="http://images.boardgamegeek.com/images/pic341382_mt.jpg"&gt;
	</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/341382</link>
	<pubDate>2008-06-09T23:28:07+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>ribyook</dc:creator>
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	<title>Image</title>
	<description>
		Scott setting up a game of Crokinole. &lt;br&gt;
		&lt;img src="http://images.boardgamegeek.com/images/pic331503_mt.jpg"&gt;
	</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/331503</link>
	<pubDate>2008-05-10T22:27:27+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>Cheesechick</dc:creator>
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	<description>
		Me, myself and I playing Crokinole &lt;br&gt;
		&lt;img src="http://images.boardgamegeek.com/images/pic329355_mt.jpg"&gt;
	</description>
	<link>http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/329355</link>
	<pubDate>2008-05-04T19:21:24+00:00</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>Mosse</dc:creator>
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